One person was arrested after an attempted kidnapping in which law enforcement responded to a woman’s cries for help Wednesday afternoon at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Lubbock police officers were taking a training course on the second floor of the Civic Center when they heard a woman screaming in the lobby about 2 p.m., according to Lubbock police spokeswoman Tiffany Pelt. Officers began running down the stairs and were met by a woman running toward them.

The woman told police she had just escaped an attempted kidnapping and that the male suspect was still on the scene. An officer, with the help of a fire marshal, arrested the man, later identified as 33-year-old Lucio Dominguez Jr. The woman, whom police only identified as being 26, was not injured. It was not immediately clear what prompted the incident or if the two knew each other. An employee at the Civic Center who witnessed the incident told A-J Media he didn’t know who the woman was or what triggered the event.

Officers were advised the man had approached the woman multiple times while in the lobby. As she attempted to walk away, Dominguez is accused of grabbing her and trying to carry her into an adjacent room.

"The female began screaming and struggled to get away," Pelt said in an email. "She quickly broke free and ran toward officers coming down the stairs. Others nearby also ran to help her."

Dominguez was arrested on a felony charge of attempted kidnapping. He is believed to be homeless, according to police.

Dominguez was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center and was also charged with public intoxication.

The case remains under investigation.

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